[1] Macaluso was pitching coach at Melrose High School in Melrose, Massachusetts from 1989 to 1992 and head varsity coach at Weston High School in Weston, Massachusetts from 1993 to 1996.
[2][1] Macaluso also coached an American Legion Baseball team in Reading, Massachusetts from 1988 to 1997.
He then became an assistant at Cal State Bakersfield for one season before ascending to the top job.
[citation needed] After he went 19–37 in his only season as head coach, Cal State Bakersfield fired Macaluso in December 2016.
[7] In September 2017, Macaluso joined the staff of Ryan Garko at the University of the Pacific as a volunteer assistant coach.